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Historical Items

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Item 11015

Wind power, Madison, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-01-06 Location: Madison Media: Photographic print

Item 74883

Downed power lines, 1969

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1969 Media: Photographic print

Item 74880

Hotpoint automatic Range Timer, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Cast iron, glass

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Exhibit

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Exhibit

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Enduring blistering winds and never-ending power outages. See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is overlapping."

Site Page

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… who captivated opera audiences worldwide with her powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. She sang before presidents, royalty, and working…"

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… the ships relied more on oil and an engine than wind power. On a ship, it was important to have lifeboats in case of an emergency."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Sustainable Futures
by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Middlebury College

Climate change is the biggest thing humans have ever done. So we need to think big as we take it on.

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.